best wishes
Teli
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dream on...
as I understand it, the software needs to be written to use the new MMX
instructions. As gp2 is not going to be patched, let alone re-written, I
would have thought the chances of a speed improvement are remote.
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andy_p
> >Well, since the new MMX machines are out, I am curious as how well a
> >P200 MMX will run GP2? Will a person finally be able to play the game
> >with FULL DETAIL including sky in SVGA mode at above 25+ fps?
> >Or am I just dreaming?
> I risk a bet: You are still dreaming!
> I bet 5 bucks that you need at least an MMX266+ ;-)
Drive on.....Jammer UK
...."Scottie, DON'T beam me up! I'm having a shieeeee....."
You're currently dreaming !
P200 MMX Gateway - 32 Mo RAM -4 Mo video RAM
15 fps all details on
19.2 fps (no sky)
Isn't that game playable at those frame rates ? I personaly find it good to
play like that.
When I can play at 25.6 with my P350 MMX DFRTD, it will be a good surprise
!!!
> Or am I just dreaming?
> --
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>> Well, since the new MMX machines are out, I am curious as how well a
>> P200 MMX will run GP2? Will a person finally be able to play the game
>> with FULL DETAIL including sky in SVGA mode at above 25+ fps?
>> Or am I just dreaming?
>dream on...
>as I understand it, the software needs to be written to use the new MMX
>instructions. As gp2 is not going to be patched, let alone re-written, I
>would have thought the chances of a speed improvement are remote.
>--
>andy_p
Jon
> P200 MMX Gateway - 32 Mo RAM -4 Mo video RAM
> 15 fps all details on
> 19.2 fps (no sky)
> Isn't that game playable at those frame rates ? I personaly find it good to
> play like that.
> When I can play at 25.6 with my P350 MMX DFRTD, it will be a good surprise
> !!!
> > Well, since the new MMX machines are out, I am curious as how well a
> > P200 MMX will run GP2? Will a person finally be able to play the game
> > with FULL DETAIL including sky in SVGA mode at above 25+ fps?
> > Or am I just dreaming?
Conclusion: For GP2, think P6. Forget Pentium with or without MMX.
writes:
We are not talking a Super Chip here. If you have a P166 or P200 you
may not even see enough of an increase to notice the difference with the
*** eye. Your
software may be able to give you some indication that it is drawing frames
quicker, but the 10-15% gain by using an MMX chip on non mmx programs will
not really stand out and kick you in the butt.
The new AGP coupled with a Ppro and MMX may be a flashlight at the end
of the tunnel, but for now, GP2 is running about as well as possible. You
can't use 3d accelerators(and you won't in the future either) all you can
hope for is a hardware breakthrough.
Dave Henrie
What exactly does FastVid do, and are there any problems with it??
BTW, where can i find it?
>> P200 MMX Gateway - 32 Mo RAM -4 Mo video RAM
>> 15 fps all details on
>> 19.2 fps (no sky)
>> Isn't that game playable at those frame rates ? I personaly find it good to
>> play like that.
>> When I can play at 25.6 with my P350 MMX DFRTD, it will be a good surprise
>> !!!
>> > Well, since the new MMX machines are out, I am curious as how well a
>> > P200 MMX will run GP2? Will a person finally be able to play the game
>> > with FULL DETAIL including sky in SVGA mode at above 25+ fps?
>> > Or am I just dreaming?
>P6 running at 233MHz 32Mb EDO with Rendition Verite 4M EDO Video (GP2
>currently does not take advantage of this chip) using Fastvid and other
>optimizations, I was able to run at 25.6 fps with some details off (notably
>sky) and medium objects. The processor occupancy varied from 60-80% to over
>130% when viewed from outside.
>Conclusion: For GP2, think P6. Forget Pentium with or without MMX.
